[Mia-Platform console][Template or Example] Dynamic .gitignore generation using APIs

[silversoul93]

Hi guys,
I noticed that we do not have a standard for the .gitignore file, which is very important.

Why we don't integrate a step to dynamically generate the .gitignore using gitignore.io APIs?

E.g. creating a Node.JS example/template the Mia-Platform Console's backend service could call the following API:
https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node,visualstudiocode,webstorm,yarn.

P.S. This approach can be used for other files as the .dockerignore.

[davidebianchi]

Hi @silversoul93, this could be a good idea to improve the marketplace. But probably the template already have a gitignore file, what do you think?

[silversoul93]

Hi @davidebianchi, thanks for your reply.
Yes, templates and examples usually already have the .gitignore file but very often something inside it is missing (e.g. IDE related folders like the .idea one, package manager related files and so on).

Moreover, I don't think someone is maintaining these files updated and, with the integration I am talking about, probably no one will need to do that.

[silversoul93]

@davidebianchi did you lose my reply? 😂

[akelity]

This feature has been positively evaluated and may be considered for inclusion in the roadmap in the future, depending on priorities and overall specific needs.